Fresno police officer shoots carjacking suspect

FRESNO, Calif. 
A suspected carjacker has been shot by a Fresno police officer after a brief car and foot chase near the Fashion Fair shopping mall.

Police Chief Jerry Dyer says the suspect appeared to be reaching for a weapon when he was shot in the leg by the officer early Wednesday. No weapon was found.

The officer wasn't hurt. The suspect is being treated at Community Regional Medical Clinic.

Dyer told the Fresno Bee that two officers spotted a stolen black Ford Focus on northbound Highway 41 just after midnight with the suspect and a passenger inside. A shotgun had been used in the earlier carjacking.

There was a brief chase before the stolen car crashed into a mall flower bed. The passenger is also in custody.